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thunter9

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  1. I'm trying to find  sheep skin with 1/2 " nap not what is being used for saddle lining . what I find is what is used in the ortho field or in the hosp. for sores ect.  this stuff has a 1 inch nap.  what I'm looking for is what was used in sheep skin coats. any help will HELP thank you folks

     


  2. I/ve used it for years. it will clean[bleach] leather. the water will only dissolve so much keep it in a plastic bottle. once you've wiped down a project. rinse it off the project and let dry over night. I would use rubber gloves. as for exposure never thought about it , has that acid odder but only faint . but who knows it might be killing me and I just don't know it.  it will remove smudges from handling the project before its dyed and all. never knew about the wood bleach  acid thing so I've learned something


  3. at times I feel I'm needing to relearn how to do leather work. . I started doing this type of work 50 years ago. got some what removed 35 years ago, now  I want to do  it again.

    I'm finishing up a guitar strap ,all they wanted was their name with the strap dyed black and their name left natural.

    first should I dye the strap black and being careful and with a paint brush around the lettering. should I use a base coat before I use the fiebing dye or should I use this new oil dye with or not a base dye [ I was taught to use choc.

    after I get that done what if any should be added to the lettering.

     then a final coat to seal the dye so it won't bleed

    like I said I feel like I'm just starting out

    now if anyone wants to know hot to make a thigh lacer for a prosthetic just ask


  4. I don't know what to think? have left numerous messages here. called numerous times never seems to call back or anything. this is getting old HAS ANYONE BOUGHT ANY OF THIS it post started over 1 1/2 weeks ago. . guess its been 9 days . maybe his phones flying off the hook. and he's just to busy to remember to call or leave me a message. good luck on getting any of this.

    its the second weekend lol


  5. you could use several things 

    1. 1/8 plastzote  pink   try a shoe finding store ,, orthotic shop 

    2   1/8 felt   old school   orthotic shop

    3  1/8  sponge rubber 

    thing is you want it soft enough that it works under the lining leather

    and just that little bit can make it seem to firm

    another chose is spenco  and ppt   spenco is what wet suits are made of 

    and PPT is shoe insole materal

    check with mac pherson  leather co.  in seatle


  6. has anyone ever tried to sew rawhide on a harness machine say on a holster that you have molded rawhide on the around the edge.Can it be glued in place and then sewed while its still damp ? or will it have the tendency to move or slip around. years ago I sewed one by hand , and it looked great and it stiffened the holster up quit nicely . I traded it years ago and its probly up in Alaska still.

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